Who said “We dance round in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and knows.”?

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Robert Frost. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"The Secret Sits"

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Frost, R. (n.d.). We dance round in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and knows. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36989-we-dance-round-in-a-ring-and-suppose/

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Frost, Robert. “We dance round in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and knows.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36989-we-dance-round-in-a-ring-and-suppose/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Frost, Robert. “We dance round in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and knows.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36989-we-dance-round-in-a-ring-and-suppose/.

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